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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2000
William D. Milillo, Ontario, NY (US);
Eugene F. Miller, Fairport, NY (US);
Joseph Marasco, Fairport, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An image transfer apparatus shuttle feeder module comprising a module frame, an air fluffer assembly, a vacuum shuttle box assembly, and an air knife assembly. The air fluffer assembly is supported from the module frame. The vacuum shuttle box assembly is supported from the module frame. The air knife assembly is supported from the module frame. The vacuum shuttle box assembly is movably mounted to the module frame to shuttle relative to the frame between first and second positions. The module frame has attachment members adapted for removably mounting the module frame with the air fluffer assembly, vacuum shuttle box assembly, and air knife assembly thereon to an image transfer apparatus. The image transfer apparatus has a sheet media supply section. The module frame is mounted in a predetermined location on the image transfer apparatus. In the predetermined location the module frame is disposed relative to the sheet media supply section such that the air fluffer assembly, the vacuum shuttle box assembly and air knife assembly are operable for moving sheet media from the supply section to a different location on the image transfer apparatus.